How can we make co-produced research work better?
When: Wednesday 23 October 2024, 1pm-2.15pm (UK time)
Where: online
Organisers: CAPE (Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement) and Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC
Do you have experience of working on co-produced research projects aiming to have policy impact, either as a funder, academic researcher or non-academic partner? Or perhaps you want to apply for funding for a co-produced research project but would like to know more about how to go about it?
Co-produced, policy-engaged research brings unique opportunities for innovation, but also complex challenges. How can funders, researchers and their partners work together to maximise the potential of co-produced projects while addressing challenges effectively?
This sharing session, co-hosted by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre and CAPE (Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement), offers a space to engage with funders, arm’s-length bodies, universities, and non-academic project partners to explore how funding models can best support collaborative, co-produced research. Beyond simply increasing the volume of co-produced research, we’ll explore how funders, researchers, and practitioners can co-create more sustainable and impactful partnerships.
The speakers:
- Dr Vicky Kemp, Principal Research Fellow at the School of Law at the Nottingham University
- Sarah Chaytor, CAPE Project Lead, Director of Research Strategy and Policy at UCL and Co-Chair of UPEN
- Laura Duran, Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research at ECPAT UK
- Prof Alex Balch, University of Liverpool, Director of Research at the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, .
About CAPE
Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a knowledge exchange and research project that explores how to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals, funded by Research England. We are a partnership between UCL and the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, Northumbria and Nottingham in collaboration with the Government Office for Science, the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology, Nesta and the Transforming Evidence Hub.
About the Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) exists to enhance understanding of modern slavery and transform the effectiveness of laws and policies designed to address it. The Centre funds and co-creates high quality research with a focus on policy impact, and brings together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society and survivors to collaborate on solving this global challenge. The Centre is a consortium of three academic organisations led by the University of Oxford, and including the Universities of Liverpool and Hull and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
